46 Indonesian Air Force Soldiers Deployed To Help Semeru Eruption Victims

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Air Force deployed 46 soldiers from Abdulrachman Saleh Airbase to help victims of the natural disaster of the Mount Semeru eruption in Lumajang and Malang Regencies, East Java.

Head of the Indonesian Air Force Information Service (Kadispenau) Marsma TNI Indan Gilang Buldansyah, said the Air Force had sent dozens of soldiers consisting of elements of Paskhas for SAR, health, potdirga, intelligence and information to disaster locations. Abdulrachman Saleh is to hand over food aid to the main post in the Lumajang Regent's Pendopo and continue to set up emergency response post tents in the affected village of Sumber Wuluh, Lumajang," said Indan in his statement, in Jakarta, Sunday, December 5. The movement of soldiers on the ground was also supported. logistics trucks and SAR equipment, health ambulances, and motorized escorts. Currently, several Indonesian Air Force personnel have also moved to Abdulrachman Saleh Air Base Malang. An EC-120 Colibri helicopter led by the Commander of the Abdulrachman Saleh Malang Airbase Marsma TNI Zulfahmi carried out an "assessment" monitoring the locations affected by the eruption from the air. Meanwhile, an AS-332 Super Puma helicopter was moving from Iswahjudi Air Base to Abdulrachman Saleh Air Base, Malang. The Air Force is also on standby for helicopters at Atang Sendjaja Air Base, Bogor and one C-130 Hercules aircraft at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base, Jakarta," he said. The head of BNPB, Lt. Gen. Suharyanto, in Jakarta, Sunday, said that as of Sunday at 09.20 WIB, the eruption of Mount Semeru had killed 13 people. it was recorded that 41 injured people had received initial treatment at the Health Center Mas Penanggal and then referred to the Haryoto Hospital and Bhayangkara Hospital. BPBD Lumajang Regency and a joint team are still evacuating affected residents and looking for people missing due to the eruption of Mount Semeru.